This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with spouses Cielo De Jose, 37, and William Scott, 50, about their experiences moving from Riverside, California, to Charlotte, North Carolina, in February 2022. The couple has decided to return to the West Coast. The following has been edited for length and clarity.There's a lot of stress and pressure in California. It's very crowded and also very expensive there — we felt like slaves to our lifestyle.The traffic is also bad.
The demographics have a fairly even blend of a Black, Caucasian, Latino, and Asian, so Charlotte was very diverse when we came out here to visit. We wanted to make sure we were in the right place. We wanted to wait at least a year or a couple years and see what it's like to live here before we bought a house.The cost of living out here is not as low as it seems. The only things that are cheaper out here are the price of rent or real estate —— and the price of gas. If you go out to a movie, or you buy clothes or groceries, or anything else, it's all exactly the same as California. So you're only saving a small amount of money.
Bye! 👋🏻
Diversity did not stop at city limits. They were just uncomfortable being in the minority for once in their life as a 'white couple'.
Too many black people for them
These gripes are facts. But I feel like they should’ve known that or done research before picking up and moving there.
Head back to CA and you get what you deserve.
First the state is full of bullies, you would’ve done better publishing the couple anonymously. Next, the state is full of bullies, with minimum education and big balls (even at government level) so yea they should’ve been anonymous. 💡
Ok
beardedmiguel 🙄👆